This brat has the nuclear codes, ICE, the Justice Department and significant portions of the armed forces with which to throw a temper tantrum.

If not a "spoiled brat", then a "JC". Especially at the pump seal company, and at the foundry I worked at in the summer of 75, I could watch a honcho hear something he didn't want to hear, and immediately look around the office for a peon to beat up.

If I wanted to bet, he will throw Kegsbreath under the bus, in favor of someone else who is bigotry and violence prone. The net sifter says his favorite, most violence prone, flag rank officers are Dan Caine, current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. and CENTCOM head Adm Brad Cooper. Of course, both of them might be thrown under the bus too, for failing to knock down Iran.

I fed some parameters into the net sifter, and this is what it came up with for the next SecDef, and he is already in the chain of command.

Justin Overbaugh — Retired Army Colonel and Far‑Right Media Figure
Justin Overbaugh is a retired U.S. Army colonel who fits the profile of a highly politicized, far‑right, Christian nationalist media personality in the United States

Overbaugh served 25 years in the U.S. Army, leading intelligence operations in the Middle East, the U.S., and Europe. He is a decorated veteran and was recently appointed Deputy Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security under Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, a role overseeing defense intelligence and security agencies

According to multiple reports, Overbaugh is openly far‑right and Christian nationalist in his public statements. His social media activity is marked by

Machismo and militaristic rhetoric — e.g., “Weak men create hard times” and “Come and Take It” imagery

Hardline immigration stance — calling lax immigration policies “suicidal empathy”

Christian nationalist influence — has endorsed and interacted with leaders from the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC), a denomination with explicit anti‑LGBTQ+ and traditionalist positions

Nationalist and exclusionary views — frequent praise for Germany and Germans, and rhetoric that veers into extreme nationalism

He appears the closest to a Kegsbreath clone, without the year and a half record of making a public a$$ of himself.

Steve